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A grand jury hit Vrdolyak last November with a 19-page indictment that outlined his alleged role in a scheme to pocket millions from Illinois’ $9.3 billion settlement with tobacco companies nearly two decades ago. The indictment alleges Vrdolyak, known

Included in Philip Morris' FDA application are more than 2 million pages of scientific data. Health organizations - such as the American Lung Association and the American Cancer Society - are just beginning to sift through... Even if anti-tobacco groups

attendees at the annual CSP Total Nicotine Forum were surprisingly upbeat about the category. In a preconference survey, retailers said they were overwhelmingly positive about the category, with 80% saying they were optimistic about growth in 2018. About

A lawsuit alleges Chi-Town Vapers has attempted to take advantage of the century old Wrigley brands by selling "Dbl Mint" and "Joosy Fruit" e-cigarette liquids online and at its Bensenville retail location.

“Monitoring of tobacco use at the local, state and national levels does not include gender and sexual minorities, and it should. “If we have this data we can begin to develop targeted educational and outreach campaigns in those communities, which we hope

Health officials are sounding the alarm on the supposed dangers of electronic cigarettes, urging businesses to institute a voluntary ban on vaping in Illinois. Representatives of the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District said they are actively working

Central Illinois health officials are urging restaurants, bars and others businesses to voluntarily adopt bans on the use of electronic cigarettes on their premises. The (Champaign) News-Gazette cites the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District as saying

Madigan’s office is receiving an increase in calls from consumers who report receiving emails or seeing online advertisements touting consumers’ ability to receive payments under the settlement. Madigan said the settlement does not provide consumer resti

The Rock Island Parks and Recreation Department has committed to placing signs around playgrounds in most of the city’s parks to bring awareness of smoking around children. The aim of the initiative is to encourage a smoke-free surrounding for children o

Registered nurse Angie Grossman, a smoking cessation instructor who works with Edward Hospital in Naperville, said she's not convinced. Grossman said that despite claims that vaping is safer than regular cigarette smoking, the number of toxic chemicals